The American Heart Association has announced the appointment of Dr. Roberto Bolli as the new editor-in-chief of the journal Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association. Bolli, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and director of the Institute of Molecular Cardiology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, assumes his role with the July 31 issue of the journal, posted online on July 30.
Circulation Research, the official bi-weekly journal of the American Heart Association's Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, is devoted to new basic science research from all disciplines related to cardiac and vascular biology and cardiovascular disease. The journal presents significant research from fields including cellular biology, molecular biology and molecular genetics, as well as biochemistry, biophysics, pathology, physiology and pharmacology. Each issue features reports on molecular medicine, cellular biology and integrative physiology. Respected investigators and clinicians present editorials and authoritative reviews on topics of special interest, providing readers with indispensable perspectives on new and emerging scientific concepts.
The journal's website, http://circres.ahajournals.org, has also been redesigned and streamlined, facilitating browsing and quick access to featured articles and ‘Online First’ papers. Subscribers and readers have access to the journal's expanded online archive, including the complete history of the journal from the 1950s to the present.
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